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Kenya chopper crash takes out key foe of Al Shabab
A helicopter crash Sunday killed George Saitoti, Kenya's internal security minister and key hawk in the fight against Somali Islamist group Al Shabab.
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ICC treads carefully ahead of ruling Monday on Kenyan violence suspects
The International Criminal Court will announce Monday who among six prominent Kenyans will face trial for crimes of humanity in post-election violence in 2008. Will Kenyans support decision?
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Good Reads: Wangari Maathai lives on – and so will Facebook
Wangari Maathai, Africa's first female Nobel Peace Prize winner, passed on this weekend. But Kenya has many activists who share her fearlessness, energy, and passion for justice.
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Fresh Sudan peace pact builds off of deeper efforts
Northern Sudan signed a peace deal with forces allied to South Sudan on Tuesday. The agreement builds off of earlier peace-making efforts, including trips to Indonesia's war-torn Aceh Province and Kenya to study ways to resolve entrenched conflict.
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The six men accused of inciting Kenya's post-election violence
Six men were accused in the International Criminal Court Wednesday of crimes against humanity for their role in the ethnic violence that tore apart Kenya following the December 2007 presidential election. Simmering tensions between Kenya's ethnic groups – the Kikuyu majority and Kalenjin and Luo minorities – erupted after incumbent President Mwai Kibaki, a Kikuyu, was declared the winner amid accusations of election fraud. The men below are suspected of helping to incite the violence that left more than 1,000 Kenyans dead.
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In Kenya, corruption probes bring 'unprecedented' government shake-up
An 'unprecedented' series of senior resignations from Kenya's government may show that the new Constitution has teeth and the president finally has the muscle to root out corruption.
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US professor quits Kenyan truth commission, citing lack of confidence
American law professor Ronald Slye resigned from the Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission this week after saying he 'lost faith' in its abilities to succeed.
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Kenya's anticorruption advocates laud suspension of key minister
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has suspended higher education minister William Ruto this week, raising hopes here that anticorruption laws in the country's new Constitution will be applied forcefully.
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In Kenya, corruption exposé is too hot to sell
Booksellers won't stock 'It's Our Turn to Eat,' fearing reprisals. But it's sold on street corners – and read aloud in churches.
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Kenya's power-sharing report card: 'unsatisfactory'
One year after ethnic violence tore the African nation apart, the coalition government is moving slowly – or not at all – to address the problems.
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Zimbabwe: Latest test of Africa's power-sharing model
Zimbabwe follows Kenya's path. Will international donors be as supportive?
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In Kenya, two protagonists and the conciliators
In January, one of Africa's most stable democracies was violently ripping itself apart. How was it saved? In Part 3 of a four-part special report, the key players tell what happened.
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How can Kenya avoid ethnic war?
Former UN chief Kofi Annan launched formal peace talks Tuesday as a fresh round of reprisal killings swept the country.
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How Kenya came undone
Long-simmering ethnic tensions threaten to tear apart East Africa's most stable, prosperous country.
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Fresh protests as Kenya crisis grinds on
Opposition supporters began what they said would be three days of nationwide demonstrations Wednesday.
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Opinion: The real reason for Kenya's violence
Contrary to popular belief, it isn't simply 'tribal' or 'spontaneous.'
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